Athletics at the 1957 World University Games

Athletics events were contested at the 1957 World University Games in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 September.

Athletics at the
1957 World University Games
Dates5–8 September
Host cityParis, France France
VenueStadium Charlety
Events29


Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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  Manfred Germar (FRG) 10.5   Ira Murchison (USA) 10.6   Leonid Bartenyev (URS) 10.7
200 metres
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  Manfred Germar (FRG) 21.3   Leonid Bartenyev (URS) 21.7   Habib Thiam (FRA) 21.8
400 metres
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  Jim Paterson (GBR) 48.4   Walter Oberste (FRG) 48.8   Csaba Csutorás (HUN) 48.8
800 metres
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  Olaf Lawrenz (FRG) 1:50.3   Josef Cegledi (AUT) 1:50.6   Edward Buswell (GBR) 1:51.6
1500 metres
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  Josef Cegledi (AUT) 3:50.5   Jonas Pipyne (URS) 3:51.0   Harald Mengler (FRG) 3:51.3
5000 metres
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  Kevin Gilligan (GBR) 14:31.0   Veliša Mugoša (YUG) 14:32.8   Gerhart Hecker (HUN) 14:37.0
110 metres hurdles
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  Stanko Lorger (YUG) 14.5   Georgi Kaburov (BUL) 14.9   Milad Petrušić (YUG) 14.9
400 metres hurdles
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  Igor Ilyin (URS) 53.3   Anubes da Silva (BRA) 53.6   Keiji Ogushi (JPN) 54.1
4 × 100 metres relay
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  France
Hubert Dufernez
Christian Larrieu
Habib Thiam
Joël Caprice
41.4   West Germany
Dieter Kröger
Klaus Förster
Karl-Heinz Naujoks
Manfred Germar
41.4   Soviet Union
Vladilyen Marin
Albert Plaskeyev
Yuriy Petrov
Leonid Bartenyev
41.5
4 × 400 metres relay
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  West Germany
Günther Glaeske
Otto Klappert
Ralph Seidel
Walter Oberste
3:16.9   Great Britain & N.I.
Chris Goudge
Les Locke
Edward Buswell
Jim Paterson
3:18.6   Italy
Germano Gimelli
Elio Catola
Mario Paoletti
Enrico Archilli
3:21.8
10,000 metres walk
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  Franciszek Szyszka (POL) 47:10.6   Jerzy Łoskoczyński (POL) 49:30.2 only 2 finishers N/A
High jump
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  Yuriy Stepanov (URS) 2.12   Igor Kashkarov (URS) 2.01   Ernie Shelton (USA) 1.98
Pole vault
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  Zenon Ważny (POL) 4.40   Jerry Welbourn (USA) 4.30   Leon Lukman (YUG) 4.25
Long jump
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  Dieter Witte (FRG) 7.41   Vladimir Popov (URS) 7.23   Branko Miler (YUG) 7.19
Triple jump
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  Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS) 16.01   Éric Battista (FRA) 15.78   Kari Rahkamo (FIN) 15.38
Shot put
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  Vartan Ovsepyan (URS) 16.57   Josef Klik (FRG) 15.91   Jean-Pierre Lassau (FRA) 15.89
Discus throw
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  Viktor Kompaniyets (URS) 53.38   József Szécsényi (HUN) 51.57   Eugeniusz Wachowski (POL) 49.59
Hammer throw
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  Anatoliy Samotsvetov (URS) 58.60   Zvonko Bezjak (YUG) 57.95   Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN) 55.81
Javelin throw
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  Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) 80.63   Jan Kopyto (POL) 77.79   Tadeusz Paprocki (POL) 73.58

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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  Vera Krepkina (URS) 11.8   Galina Popova (URS) 11.8   Giuseppina Leone (ITA) 11.9
200 metres
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  Mariya Itkina (URS) 24.6   Nina Dyeonskaya (URS) 25.0   Giuseppina Leone (ITA) 25.0
800 metres
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  Yelizaveta Yermolayeva (URS) 2:12.3   Ariane Doser (FRG) 2:13.4   Milica Rajkov (YUG) 2:13.6
80 metres hurdles
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  Milka Babović (YUG) 11.5   Hilke Thymm (FRG) 11.7   Ilsabe Heider (FRG) 11.7
4 × 100 metres relay
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  Soviet Union
Vera Krepkina
Nina Dyeonskaya
Mariya Itkina
Galina Popova
46.4   West Germany
Christiane Voß
Inge Fuhrmann
Irene Brütting
Hilke Thymm
47.4   Italy
Elisabetta Mattana
Giuseppina Leone
Franca Peggion
Anna Doro
49.0
High jump
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  Iolanda Balas (ROM) 1.66   Valentina Ballod (URS) 1.60   Jarosława Jóźwiakowska (POL) 1.55
Long jump
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  Vera Kalashnikova (URS) 6.03   Maria Ciastowska (POL) 5.93   Inge Fuhrmann (FRG) 5.83
Shot put
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  Galina Zybina (URS) 15.75   Earlene Brown (USA) 14.43   Milena Usenik (YUG) 14.02
Discus throw
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  Irina Beglyakova (URS) 48.83   Györgyi Hegedus (HUN) 45.11   Ida Bucsányi (HUN) 43.64
Javelin throw
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  Maria Diţi (ROM) 52.38   Inese Jaunzeme (URS) 52.19   Almut Brömmel (FRG) 51.76

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)148224
2  West Germany (FRG)56415
3  Poland (POL)2338
4  Yugoslavia (YUG)2259
5  Great Britain (GBR)2114
6  Romania (ROM)2002
7  Austria (AUT)1102
8  France (FRA)1023
9  United States (USA)0314
10  Hungary (HUN)0246
11  Brazil (BRA)0101
  Bulgaria (BUL)0101
13  Italy (ITA)0044
14  Finland (FIN)0011
  Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (15 entries)29282885

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